Vought Concludes Sale of South Carolina Operations

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Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:00pm EDT

DALLAS--(Business Wire)--
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. today announced that it completed the sale of
the business and operations conducted at its South Carolina facility to a
subsidiary of The Boeing Company. The Vought facility, located in North
Charleston, performs fabrication, and assembly of structures and systems
installation of 787 aft-fuselage sections. 

"Although we have now closed an important chapter in our company`s history, we
take pride in knowing Vought`s contribution will live on in this revolutionary
aircraft," said Elmer Doty, president and CEO of Vought Aircraft Industries. "We
salute the successful collaboration on this historic 787 project with state and
local officials, business and education leaders and our employees from South
Carolina. We are proud to have played a role in establishing the aerospace
industry in the Lowcountry." 

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. (www.voughtaircraft.com) is one of the world`s
largest independent suppliers of aerostructures. Headquartered in Dallas, the
company designs and manufactures major airframe structures such as wings,
fuselage subassemblies, empennages, nacelles and other components for prime
manufacturers of aircraft. Vought has annual revenue of approximately $1.8
billion and about 6,000 employees in eight U.S. locations. 





Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
Lynne Warne, 615-974-6003
warnely@voughtaircraft.com

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